jade.mtp
Interface MTP

All Known Implementing Classes:

MessageTransportProtocol

public interface MTP

extends InChannel, OutChannel

Abstract interface for Message Transport Protocols

Author:

Giovanni Rimassa - Universita` di Parma

Inner classes inherited from class jade.mtp.InChannel

InChannel.Dispatcher

Method Summary

java.lang.String	addrToStr(TransportAddress ta) Converts a TransportAddress object into a string representation.
java.lang.String	getName() Reads the name of the message transport protocol managed by this MTP.
TransportAddress	strToAddr(java.lang.String rep) Converts a string representing a valid address in this MTP to a TransportAddress object.

Methods inherited from interface jade.mtp.InChannel

activate, activate, deactivate, deactivate

Methods inherited from interface jade.mtp.OutChannel

deliver

Method Detail

strToAddr

public TransportAddress strToAddr(java.lang.String rep)
                           throws MTPException

Converts a string representing a valid address in this MTP to a TransportAddress object.

Parameters:

rep - The string representation of the address.

Returns:

A TransportAddress object, created from the given string.

Throws:

MTPException - If the given string is not a valid address according to this MTP.

addrToStr

public java.lang.String addrToStr(TransportAddress ta)
                           throws MTPException

Converts a TransportAddress object into a string representation.

Parameters:

ta - The TransportAddress object.

Returns:

A string representing the given address.

Throws:

MTPException - If the given TransportAddress is not a valid address for this MTP.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Reads the name of the message transport protocol managed by this MTP. The FIPA standard message transport protocols have a name starting with "fipa.mts.mtp".

Returns:

A string, that is the name of this MTP.